Kirk Franklin mourned the death of Sly Stone at Monday's BET Awards, saying he was "very much influenced by" the revolutionary musician.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, who directed the new documentary “Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius),” has shared a remembrance of the subject of his film, Sly Stone. The 82 year-old died of COPD ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Sly Stone (Getty Images) Sly and the Family Stone leader and funk icon Sly Stone died earlier today from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other health ...

Sly was born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, in 1943. The family soon moved to California, where Sly began singing in the church choir from the age of 4, alongside his siblings. His nickname Sly ...

Sly and the Family Stone was inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame in 1993 and honored in 2006 at the Grammy Awards, but Sly released just one album after the early ’80s, “I’m Back!

Iconic funk singer, songwriter and producer Sly Stone — known best as the bandleader of his band Sly & the Family Stone — has died. He was 82 years old. According to a statement from his ...

Founded in 1966-67, Sly and the Family Stone was the first major group to include Black and white men and women, and well embodied a time when anything seemed possible — riots and assassinations ...